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We surveyed public health co-workers regarding attitudes toward a physician who returned to New Hampshire after volunteering in the West African Ebola outbreak. An unexpectedly large (18.0%) proportion of staff expressed discomfort with the Ebola responder returning to work. Employers should take proactive steps to address employee fears and concerns.

This MMWR supplement presents reports that chronicle major aspects of CDC’s unprecedented response to the Ebola epidemic. Written by CDC staff who played key roles, these reports summarize the agency’s work, primarily during the first year and a ...

Event: 2017 Hurricane season : Today’s Date: October 9, 2017 : This key messages document is for internal and external use. It contains the messaging that has been cleared for use in developing other materials related to this emergency response. : ...

Trematodes are recognized as a group of emerging parasites in tropical countries. We identified a trematode as a cause of ocular granulomas that developed in children who bathed in ponds or rivers in South India. DNA was isolated from patients' surgi...

National Conversation on Public Health and Chemical Exposures, Chemical Emergencies Work .Group.; American Public Health Association; Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (U.S.); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.); National Association of County & City Health Officials (U.S.); National Center for Environmental Health (U.S.); Resolve (Program : Washington, D.C.); United States, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.;

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November 2010

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"The National Conversation on Public Health and Chemical Exposures is a collaborative project, supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). The National Conversati...

The 2014 Ebola epidemic in West Africa is the first in history. The first case was reported in Guinea in March 2014, and the disease spread in the neighboring countries of Liberia and Sierra Leone. Over the span of a year, the Ebola epidemic has caus...